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14 Tips For Staying Calm During A Job Interview

Prior to the interview, visualize yourself doing a great job, answering the questions clearly and succinctly and impressing them with your knowledge of the company, Strausser says. If you experience shaky hands, then fold them and place them in your lap. If you have a trembling voice or butterflies in your stomach, take several deep, calming breaths. Try to maintain a natural smile, she adds.

“You were asked to come in for the interview for a reason,” Teach says. “Someone at that company liked your resume and felt that you may be a great fit. Always remind yourself of your skills and accomplishments and why you are the best person for the job. If you walk into an interview feeling confident, then the hiring manager will overlook any nervousness you may have.”

Think friend, not foe.

“The person interviewing you isn’t a friend, yet–but thinking of them as hostile or the enemy is going to get your adrenaline going so fast it will leave your good senses behind,” Chansky says. “Learn what you can about the person interviewing you—and make them into a human being rather than being a rejection machine. You’ll be able to relax more and be yourself when you remember that they need you; they want to learn about you to see if you’re right for the job.”

Sit up straight and don’t fidget.

By squaring your shoulders and sitting up straight, your voice naturally projects better than if you’re hunched over, Lefelhoc says. “You will also have the appearance of confidence, even if you’re trembling on the inside.”

Normalize.

Don’t stress about the fact that you are stressed, Chansky says. “Everybody feels nervous to a degree, you just want to dial your anxiety down so it doesn’t get in your way of being your best.”

Focus on your strengths and your purpose.

“Anxiety has a way of making the best of us feel like unqualified losers,” Chansky says. “To circumvent the doubter work backwards: ask yourself, if you were to get the job, what are the reasons why? Nothing burns through panic like purpose.”

Also focus on what you want to convey about yourself, rather than second-guessing what the interviewer is thinking. “You can’t be on stage and in the audience at the same time. You do your job, the interviewer will do hers.”

Breathe and take your time.

When we’re stressed or anxious we tend to take quick and shallow breathes, Lefelhoc says. “A deep and full inhale followed by an equal exhale brings more oxygen into the blood, which is a natural relaxant. When we’re relaxed we can think more clearly.”

You’ll also want to take your time. If you’re caught off guard by a question don’t think that you have to jump right in with an answer, she adds. “Take your time to formulate your thoughts, which will allow you to provide a well thought out answer that’s more likely to impress the employer. If you need to make quick notes to keep yourself on track, go ahead and do that.”

Fear and excitement can often produce the same physiological responses, but don’t confuse the two, she says. “Remember that while an interview can be stressful, it’s also exciting.”

Accept the fact that mistakes will happen.

“Employers aren’t looking for perfect, they’re looking for flexibility and resilience,” Chansky says. “Taking the pressure off the perfection valve will help you perform better and will show your future employer that you can have grace under fire. If you can do it in the interview, you can do it on the job.”

Remember that there are other jobs out there.

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself because you’re interviewing for a job and you’ve put all your eggs in one basket,” Teach says. “If this was the only job out there and this was your only job interview, it would be understandable why you would be so nervous–but just remind yourself that if you don’t get this job, there are other ones out there.”

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It is but natural to get excited or feel a little panicky in an interview even if one may go for rehearsing with several imaginable questions! The author has given nice ways to handle certain situations of panic at the time of an interview.One of the method could also be to maintain a continuous sober eye-contact with the interviewer,so that he or she just doesn’t feel that the candidate is avoiding or is looking at something else while answering to conceal some amount of panic.Almost everyone in the well-trained Human Resource orgns understand that any candidate could carry some amount of panic,and for that,they give allowance to the candidate.Another best way is to try to bring the interviewer towards the things one is more skilful or expert,instead making the interviewer to overwhelm with the stream of his own questions,some of which could be unforeseen or might put the candidate in an awakward position.Candidate needs to feel like over-smarting the interviewer in such a way that his attention gets concentrated towards of the field of candidate’s skill wherein he won’t have any tough time to handle or to get panicky.

The first thing I do is relax. To eliminate tension in your jaw, keep your mouth open at all times (at least .5 to 1 inch). Breathe deeply through your mouth, not your nose. Wear shoes at least 1 size too big so your feet don’t cramp. Laugh a lot. Laughter is as contagious as herpes and is the best medicine. LOL Lastly, imagine that the interviewer is wearing really sexy underwear. This will put you at ease. Follow these simple rules and you will land the job, like a BOSS!

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I think the most important thing is to be natural. I usually don’t take an interview as an interview. I mean I am enjoying its process by taking it as a sincerely face to face conversation. To figure out what the interviewer wants to hear before keeping talking about your ideas. As an old Chinese saying goes, “Do think before act”. Then, I think be relax is really helpful to eliminate the nervousness. Also, here I recommend another interview tips that is given by an insider expert. Yesterday I repost it on Facebook, and one of my friends was like “omg, why I didn’t see earlier.. I was so struggling with the interview.” So please click the here to take a glance! http://www.argopoint.com/management-consulting-case-interviews-advice-tips/

One thing that isn’t mentioned is facing multiple or consecutive interviews, sometimes in the same day. This may be done for several reasons. Its importance for reasoning could be insignificant for the most part – depending on the nature of the position or positions. One reason to multiple interview is to offer the employer assurance that a candidate will function well with several departments. This is why it is important to isolate each interview by not tying them together. It is not in your interest to compensate by avoiding “the assumed mistakes” made during the previous interview. Handle each interview realistically and honestly as possible. You know yourself and the things you feel most strongly about. Trying to say things that you figure the interviewer wants to hear just leads to the problem of contradiction when you feel more or less relaxed during the following interviews. Consider that each interview is a potential co-worker that you will need to convey with. Listening and answering carefully with the goal to achieve strong communication will just assure a smooth work relationship in the future.

Staying calm and confident during the job interview is really essential as it will determine if you can make or break it. It is inevitable to feel nervous when having job interview. However, a job seekers must learn how to overcome it. Learn more about job interview tips at http://ayanbuaya.hubpages.com/hub/job-interview-question.

My favorite tip has to do with the cover letter. The cover letter is your chance to give a shining first impression. Within a few paragraphs, you should be able to summarize why you are a good fit for the job and what you want the reader to remember about you. Stay away from clichés and cookie-cutter phrases that could apply to any job applicant. Developing a strong cover letter also is good practice to prepare the main points that you will underscore if called for an interview.

We’ve got nine more tips here if you want to check them out! http://simplygreater.org/work-time/preparation-key-standing-job-interview/?utm_campaign=SF022&utm_id=SF022

Call HR to ask what to wear? Never heard of that one. In fact, I think they would automatically reject you. Bad, bad advise. Nearly everyone knows you should dress up for an interview, even if they have a relaxed work environment.